. International studio. JEWELLED 77:.\/7YV: ELE<PHA Oiw o( a pair dating fromthe ( A ien-lung , inceRnACionAL. jewel. I liis eliai acteri -ticallj dignified figureforms a cov er to ;i lotusthalamus revoK ing overa hexagonal box for thereception ol offerings ofprecious jewels from hisde\ otees. I Ins inter* st-ing gilded Buddha showsdistinct I hibetan influ-ence, and is oi the period ol the Ming D\ nasty. Maitreya, the Bud-dhist ie mess I a li andknow n to the Chinese as Ju-Iai, is exhibited seatedupon a scrolled dais w ithboth hands on his knees;wearing partial armorand voluminous robesover
. International studio. JEWELLED 77:.\/7YV: ELE<PHA Oiw o( a pair dating fromthe ( A ien-lung , inceRnACionAL. jewel. I liis eliai acteri -ticallj dignified figureforms a cov er to ;i lotusthalamus revoK ing overa hexagonal box for thereception ol offerings ofprecious jewels from hisde\ otees. I Ins inter* st-ing gilded Buddha showsdistinct I hibetan influ-ence, and is oi the period ol the Ming D\ nasty. Maitreya, the Bud-dhist ie mess I a li andknow n to the Chinese as Ju-Iai, is exhibited seatedupon a scrolled dais w ithboth hands on his knees;wearing partial armorand voluminous robesover his exposed rotundpaunch. I le has a som-nolent expression and onhis forehead is the pre-cious jewel. This dig-nified figure is finishedin black and gold lac- DIIA DESIGNATE, c|ue,. anc[ js .,,-, ]eHAN DYNASI Y - ol the best periodof the Ming dynasty, famed for this sculpture. Amitabha, the last of the triad, is theIdeal Buddha of Boundless Age andLight. He is seated with legs trussedand clothed in a simple robe, enrichedwith a necklace of beads, a mantle overhis shoulders, and a five pointeccrown. Hi
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